A clinic nurse is preparing a lesson for nursing students on the care of patients with viral pharyngitis. What information should be included in the lesson? (Select all that apply)

During a central IV line insertion at the bedside, a client reports shortness of breath and becomes tachypneic. Which finding should a nurse suspect indicates the client developed a pneumothorax?

A clinic nurse is preparing a lesson for nursing students on the care of patients with viral pharyngitis. What information should be included in the lesson? (Select all that apply)

A nurse is providing education to a client diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Which of the following signs and symptoms of OSA should the nurse include in the education? Select all that apply.

A nurse is caring for a client who has a living will which states Do Not Resuscitate (DNR), but whose children have decided that their parent should be a full code.

The client has coded twice.

The other nurses do not seem to have any issues with the situation, but the nurse feels distressed. What best describes this source of conflict?

A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which precaution should the nurse prioritize when administering nasal oxygen therapy to the client?

A nurse is part of a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) committee tasked with developing a program to decrease medication administration errors following a sentinel event.

Which strategy should the committee consider implementing first?

The nurse has observed an increase in the occurrence of pressure injuries among patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). After documenting these findings, the nurse collaborated with the manager to create and implement a new policy that emphasizes the consistent use of a pressure injury risk assessment scale.

Which term best characterizes the nurse’s actions?

A nurse is analyzing arterial blood gas results for a client diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). What abnormal finding should the nurse anticipate?

A patient with lung cancer confides in the nurse, expressing fear about the disease and guilt for smoking in the past. Which response from the nurse would be most appropriate?

A patient reports that they avoid being around sick people, however, they have experienced repeated colds over the past several weeks.

A nurse should respond to the patient’s concern by providing which of the following teaching?